AT News Report KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga while reacting to Meshrano Jirga Chairman’s remarks during the general session on Wednesday condemned the use of disrespecting and irresponsible words and said the lower house denounced such comments. This comes as earlier, the IEC head HawaAlamNuristani during a press conference had said …

AT News Report KABUL: Presidential Candidate, Abdullah Abdullah said on Wednesday that the non-biometric votes cast after the official voting time are invalid. The presidential election began at 07:00am on Saturday and ended at 05:00pm on the same day. Abdullah said that the voters’ number should be counted only based …

AT News Report KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of presidential candidates rejects ideas about election legitimacy despite low turnout, saying that people’s low participation in the Saturday’s contest overshadows its legitimacy. Hekmatyar who was speaking about the election issues on Wednesday, accused the “ruling team”” (Ghani and Abdullah’s teams) of fraud, …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Post, the state-run postal services company, has established a Mahatma Gandhi postage stamp to pay homage to the great Indian historical personality aimed at boosting Afghan-Indo friendship and bilateral ties between the brotherly nations. The Mahatma Gandhi postage label was unveiled during a ceremony …

AT News Report KABUL: Open media supporting organization in Afghanistan Nai on Wednesday said that insecurity on the Election Day curtailed the media coverage of the Saturday’s Presidential Election across the country. Officials of the Nai said that after the election, at least 250 reporters in 25 provinces during interviews …

AT News Report KABUL: In reaction to the Taliban representative’s tripe to Pakistan, the Afghan Presidential Palace said Wednesday that a peace process “led and owned” by the Afghan government is the only way of reaching peace, and stability in the country. “Peace is our priority,” said presidential spokesman, Sediq …

AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban launched a failed attack to capture Khwaja Sabzposh district of northern Faryab province, which faced strict resistance by Afghan security forces, security official said Wednesday. Taliban massively attacked on Afghan forces checkpoints in Regrishan area of Khwaja Sabzposh district on Tuesday evening, in which …

AT News Report KABUL: At least six members of a single family were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Nijrab district of northern Kapisa province, local officials said Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Abdul Shayaq Shorish confirmed the incident, saying the explosion took place on Tuesday evening in Baiz Khel …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed over 14 Taliban militants in fresh raids carried out in western Herat province, officials said Wednesday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Jilani Farhad said the operations were conducted in Chisht and Farsi districts of the province. According to him, a key Taliban …

The Taliban group—who repeatedly rejected to shun violence, or sit in talks with Afghan fellows, may call Saturday’s Afghan election a foreign process, alike some candidates who have full doubts over transparency of the process, but a majority of the country’s young population is already used to democracy. Over 2.5 …